READING LOG
September 10, 2017-Reading Log #1 // All Q, No A More Tales of a 10-Grade Social Climber By Lauren Mechling & Laura Moser Topic Choice 1- Characters
Mimi Schulman is in 10 grade, her role in this book is the main character. The other main character who are Mimi´s friends are Lily, Vivian, Jessica, and Pia. They are important in this story because they revolve around Mimi´s life. Lily is the best friend of Mimi and obsessed with succeeding. According to the story, Mimi explains that ¨Though obsessed with success; I always felt a special attachment to Lily, who was my first actual friend in the group.¨ Vivian is half Jewish and Filipino , she had self-confidences issues. In the words of Mimi, ¨She suffered from a permanent inferiority complex courtesy of her academic torments; had major self confidence issues.¨ Jessica who is boy-crazy is boring and loves to read books. As stated in the story, ¨When she wasn´t gardening or reading, boy-crazy Jessica Gillespie mooned over her ultralame boyfriend, Preston, who had ignored every single one of her expensive international phone calls.¨ Lastly, Pia , who shoplifts and has a great personality. In the words of Mimi, ¨ She was simultaneously nerdy and glamorous, equal parts bossy and loyal, vain and humble; she was also a chronic shoplifter.¨ The characters are static because Mimi explains how they girls are ,but for Mimi maybe she could be dynamic.
September 24, 2017-Reading Log # 2 // Ethan Between Us By Anna Myers Topic Choice 3- Plot
The important scene is when Ethan is telling Clare that when he was 6 years old he started seeing Friedrich, an famous composer in the 1800s, which lead him going to a mental hospital when he told his family about him. The scene is happening when Clare and Ethan are at Johnson´s pond, the day after when Ethan told Clare that he was in a mental hospital for 4 months. This scene is important because it may create a problem if Clare tells others or if others find out of Ethan ´s problem , or even it maybe with Clare. When Ethan tells Clare she feels bad and believes him because he explains to her how would a six year old know Freidrich or other composers, or what was a concerto , or how to learn the piano . The scene takes place in the exposition. As stated in the story,¨Well when I was six. I knew about cowboys and about Mickey mouse. I didn´t know about composers. I had never heard of Brahms. I had no idea what a concerto was; But how did I learn how to play the piano.¨In the words of Clare, ¨Oh Ethan how terrible for you; Ethan, I said, I could feel the tears slipping from my eyes. ¨ In my opinion this scene is going to lead problems with Clare, Ethan, and Clare´s best friend Liz.
The important scene is when Ethan is telling Clare that when he was 6 years old he started seeing Friedrich, an famous composer in the 1800s, which lead him going to a mental hospital when he told his family about him. The scene is happening when Clare and Ethan are at Johnson´s pond, the day after when Ethan told Clare that he was in a mental hospital for 4 months. This scene is important because it may create a problem if Clare tells others or if others find out of Ethan ´s problem , or even it maybe with Clare. When Ethan tells Clare she feels bad and believes him because he explains to her how would a six year old know Freidrich or other composers, or what was a concerto , or how to learn the piano . The scene takes place in the exposition. As stated in the story,¨Well when I was six. I knew about cowboys and about Mickey mouse. I didn´t know about composers. I had never heard of Brahms. I had no idea what a concerto was; But how did I learn how to play the piano.¨In the words of Clare, ¨Oh Ethan how terrible for you; Ethan, I said, I could feel the tears slipping from my eyes. ¨ In my opinion this scene is going to lead problems with Clare, Ethan, and Clare´s best friend Liz.
October 19, 2017-Reading Log #3 // All Q, No A More Tales of a 10-Grade Social Climber By Lauren Mechling & Laura Moser Topic Choice 2- Conflict
The main conflict is that Mimi´s school Baldwin, a private school, was sinking. The problem started by funding to a ¨risk free technology stock¨. This is a conflict because it may harm Mimi with her studies or she being harmed by people outside or even her emotionally. Mimi seems okay, Baldwin sinking does not seem to bother her. I think she feels that Baldwin will get back up. The conflict is both external outside the school and internal inside the school. The conflict is situational because its between others and the school. As stated in the story , ¨Should I be looking for a tenth-grade openings at other school -asked Dad, Fenella -Of course not, Helen said there´s been talk of selling the studio building, and converting the cafeteria into a makeshift art studio and making the students go out for lunch every day, Mimi- That wouldn't be the worst, thinking of all the delicious and affordable restaurants near Baldwin.¨ According to the text, ¨Baldwin´s financial dilemma, no longer a secret, had disturbed the institution´s fragile ecosystem. Rumored threats of job insecurity transformed even the gentlest teachers into psychopathic taskmasters.¨
